Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-30

giay, CAthoung bsntous WEBSTER ans
Wright ars theFs no longer, alass The
intellectual giants have gone out ans
small men have come In; and GO on
We have heard this lamentssisn ever
year sinee Colonel Benton died; in fac
It beRan bsfors be died. When seward
sumneF, DouRlas and Chase weFs Sena
tors IL vas proclaimed as Io0dly a. nov
Il win doubtless be heard agaia thirty
pears hence. when the world win b.
told tearfuIIy OF the hygone times when
Sherman. ThnFman, George,
GRAY. Bsek. PAynss InaaIls. Hawisy,
Van Wyek and SAWYER we're living
great Senators. II 10 the slms old STORY
oil the time. Nothing is quite 20 iine
or 50 bic, or 50 aEest, e. il was when w
wsEs young; and nothing ever will be-
Nsse York SaH.
Lord George Psges, writing Of the
famous charge Of she Light Brigade at
Balaklava. says Zone incident struck
me foEcibly abous this time--the hear
ing Of EideTlsss horses ia such eifcum.
stances. was, Of course, riding By
myself, and clsaF Of the line. and for
that reason vas q marked object for the
peer dumb bsutss. They consequently
made dashss at me, some adv 4ncinR
with me = considerable distance; as one
lime as many IS i've on my right and
two on my left Bringing in on me, and
positively squeezing me IS the roona
shot came bounding BY them. I re-
marked their eyes. betokeninR as keen q
sense OF the periIs around them ss We
human beinRs experienced land that IL
saying esod deall. TIE bearing OF
he horse vas riding, in contrast TO
Ihese vas remarkable. de had been
struck, bat showed no signs OF fear, thus
avinoing the oonfdsnce Of dumb ami
mails In tbs supsEisr being"
The yAssness OF the British Indian
Empire IL euEiously illustrated b. the
snotmous records of IN .rtality. which
are taken gate 81 matter Of course by
sas Summary Commissioners report.
rhas, As the Tines Of IRdia points cut
10 the report for Bengal dar ng ths past
scar, il is incidentally stated. as mat
ter Of no particular moment. that IN
0tissa alone no fewer than Is COO psF-
aons mast have persisted through the
effects Of a cyclone and storm wave. with
oas any record Of their death being
kept. The ohoWkidars, who should
bave reported the event 10 the Govern.
ment, were swept away with ths villa
gss; not one vas left TO tell the tale.
Again, cholera ragged in 5000 villages,
saaaine 173.767 deaths, while l,ot2 .e49
persons disd from fever. Altogether,
100000 deaths we're registered in
Bengal, exclusive Of The 1900 olnsed
by the cyclone. On tbe other hand,
IheFe we're l.e00.O0o births to counter
balance the loss Of population.
AZ IFonAan, o hish browed and In
ielleotuai young reporter for one Of the
si,y papers attended an oyster supper
given BY the ladies OF \ ohnroh society.
The youth was waited upoR with all the
prsmpsnses 81 fidelity due TO his ex.
Alted staten. his bowl OF soap was full Of
oysters and be was charged nothing for
Il, On his departure be was given q
paper sack full Of the FINEST asserted
saks. The young man showed mis- ap-
probation If this kindaess by publish
Iae the next day = halt-solamn article
sn "Fhe Church Festival Oyster" oon-
laining all tbs time henoFed witiicisns
that have been handed dowa TO this
generation Oh that sahisot. A commit
lee OF twelve yoanR ladies waited on
aim 81 ais lodgings shortly after she ap-
pearanee OF the paper on tbs street, tcsk
him into . sraDkshoase. tied him to q
post. read the art els 10 him. and then
delayed him from head 20 foot With q
Of oyster soap that bad been
Ieft fron she supper the evening before.
The macA abused charch festival oyster
Il ons AhaAd.--CAieaso Tysbaae.
General Lew Wallace, whose /" Ben
Hug has met with such marvellous sac
ssss. says he had bis novel we'll under
say, when be ehancsd 10 meet With
Colonel Ingersoi. His conversation
apoa the divinity Of Christ led General
wallAoe 10 determine 10 stsdy tue sub
ieca thoroughly. altheagh be bad nea
been much interested In
sreeds Or doctrines. He had gone bat .
Iietie way Ia his researches whsn be be-
same firmly convinced thai Christ waa
indeed God. For AFe yesu be stadisd
the life Of the Divine MAJ, aad the hts
tory and customs Of Jadsa aud the
Jews. when "Fen Has wAs eonplet
"a. be went 10 ths Holy LARd.And spent
man,hs in VISITING every place referred
TO. In order 10 vsEsfy his wsrk, bat not
one word AZ what be hsd written re
CURED 10 Be chanRsd.-Ths Csvrvat.
The people Of PaSet SoaBd scarcely
realize the 9reatHsss 81 she blessing
whtsh they enjoy In their slid and
esuable climate. Ths following vail
from Tie CAisaeo TrstaNs viii give an
i3aA Of the suIeEiAGs af residents q
less favored lads: "The appalling
regularity 81 wsrm ard osld waves thai
Pass ever this region Is eeisisg "a not
onaaS Oas day cold wAys ee@es
s~espinz down fFom tAs North. seEdinR
he theFmaasetsF aowa 10 ten % afssen
below aero. mnd The next, or seeond
thsrsaftsy, a warm wave cones az frum